Monday, May 22, 2017

Evening Edition: Justices rule North Carolina improperly relied on race in redistricting efforts

In Israel, Trump urges new Middle East 'harmony' but faces old suspicions; Trump says he never told Russians that classified intelligence came from Israel; Flynn takes the Fifth, declines to comply with Senate Intelligence Committee subpoena; Turkey condemns U.S. over treatment of its bodyguards during Erdogan's visit to D.C.; A budget fundamentally at odds with what Trump said his priorities would be; Trump’s plans to cut food stamps could hit his supporters hardest; Wall Street grows pessimistic about Trump's agenda amid turmoil; The real threat of phony leaks; You can get weed delivered to your door in D.C. just like pizza. But is it legal?; Bill Cosby trial commences with the monumental task of finding jurors who aren’t already biased; Residents of struggling factory town want Washington to cut the 'drama' and get to work; A belligerent man in a Trump hat was kicked off a flight as a crowd chanted: ‘Lock him up!’; A millionaire, a hotel maid and an arrest after the inauguration for sex abuse; Ford shuffles executive ranks in its race to take on Silicon Valley; Lawmaker apologizes after saying Louisiana leaders 'should be lynched' for removing Confederate statues;
 
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Justices rule North Carolina improperly relied on race in redistricting efforts
The decision continued a trend at the court, where the Supreme Court has found that racial considerations improperly predominated in redistricting decisions by Republican-led legislatures in Virginia, Alabama and North Carolina.
In Israel, Trump urges new Middle East 'harmony' but faces old suspicions
Israelis greeted President Trump with jubilation over his promises of an even deeper relationship with America's closest ally in the region, but their expectations are mixed with anxiety about an unpredictable administration that has also reached out to the Palestinians.
 
Trump says he never told Russians that classified intelligence came from Israel
Trump was not accused of having explicitly told the Russians that the intelligence came through Israel.
 
Flynn takes the Fifth, declines to comply with Senate Intelligence Committee subpoena
The former national security adviser was asked for documents related to the panel's probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 elections.
 
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Turkey condemns U.S. over treatment of its bodyguards during Erdogan's visit to D.C.
The summoning of the U.S. ambassador marked a sharp escalation in a diplomatic rift over a violent confrontation that injured 11 people outside the Turkish ambassador's D.C. residence. American and Turkish officials have provided directly contrasting versions of how the violence unfolded.
 
The Daily 202 | Analysis
A budget fundamentally at odds with what Trump said his priorities would be
President Trump's first full budget, which will be formally released tomorrow, is yet another example of him not doing what he promised as a candidate.
 
Wonkblog | Analysis
Trump’s plans to cut food stamps could hit his supporters hardest
There is growing anticipation that the budget could incorporate proposals which would eliminate or curtail waivers to adults who live in areas where few jobs are available.
 
Wall Street grows pessimistic about Trump's agenda amid turmoil
Markets collapsed last week, and bankers and investors are ratcheting back their already-faded expectations for Republicans to deliver the wins that they believe will turbocharge the economy.
 
The Fix | Analysis
The real threat of phony leaks
Feeding false information to reporters is part of the White House playbook.
 
You can get weed delivered to your door in D.C. just like pizza. But is it legal?
An "explosion" of companies will bring cookies, juice, clothing or even artwork to your home, along with the "gift" of a few fat buds.
 
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Bill Cosby trial commences with the monumental task of finding jurors who aren’t already biased
One-third of the potential 100 jurors in the first round of jury selection for the entertainer's sexual-assault trial said they've already formed an opinion about the guilt or innocence of the legendary comedian.
 
Residents of struggling factory town want Washington to cut the 'drama' and get to work
Ravaged by a flood and job losses, Lumberton, N.C., looks to President Trump for help but sees that Washington has proved again to be distant and blurry.
 
A belligerent man in a Trump hat was kicked off a flight as a crowd chanted: ‘Lock him up!’
The incident in Shanghai on Sunday looked like a weird parody of a Donald Trump campaign rally. "Obviously, the hat provoked some of the stuff," a passenger recalled.
 
A millionaire, a hotel maid and an arrest after the inauguration for sex abuse
In an industry where about half of employees say they have been sexually assaulted or harassed by a guest, perhaps the most unusual thing about what happened in Room 1065 of Washington's Mayflower Hotel was that a man was arrested.
 
Ford shuffles executive ranks in its race to take on Silicon Valley
The 114-year-old auto giant seeks to become a transformative company capable of taking on tech darling Tesla and the coming revolution in smart driving.
 
Lawmaker apologizes after saying Louisiana leaders 'should be lynched' for removing Confederate statues
Mississippi state Rep. Karl Oliver is under fire after his Facebook rant attracted backlash after it was posted Saturday.
 
 
     
 
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